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Every year throughout the month of April, poets across America celebrate their chosen art form with special events and activities. According to poets.org, the website of the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month is "the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry's vital place in our culture." To help you get in on the fun, we'll be sharing events, tips and more through April. Even if you've never tried your hand at writing poetry, or haven't read it since your high school English class, you might be tempted to discover what the fuss is about. Daily Press Poetry Contest...

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Every year throughout the month of April, poets across America celebrate their chosen art form with special events and activities. According to poets.org, the website of the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month is "the largest literary...

NEWPORT NEWS — It was the highest-profile piece of undeveloped land in the city — and the value of the 44 acres at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Oyster Point Road has plunged and soared with developer John R. Lawson's ability to negotiate a good...

It was the highest-profile piece of undeveloped land in the city — and the value of the 44 acres at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Oyster Point Road has plunged and soared with developer John R. Lawson's ability to negotiate a good price — and new...

Typically this blog spotlights local, contemporary writers. But while cleaning out the shelves of the Daily Press library a few months back, I discovered a couple treasures to commemorate Black History Month. These books, written by Hampton Roads...

YORK — The York County Board of Supervisors discussed whether to allow residents to drive golf carts in their neighborhoods on Friday at the board's annual retreat."When the newspaper reports that the county is seriously considering allowing these...

The annual "Reel It Out" film festival, showcasing movies with LGBT themes, kicks off Tuesday night at the Naro in Norfolk.
The festival starts with "Southern Baptist Sissies," a drama aboiut four young men growing up...

DeAna Fai, a 29-year-old singer from Hampton, has a part in the recent movie "My Favorite Five." Her face isn't on the screen, but her voice certainly is.
She sings the song "Breathe," which is featured prominently on...

Vice President Joe Biden expressed the need for more students to pursue cybersecurity work training at a visit to Norfolk State University on Thursday, The Virginian-Pilot reports.
The Department of Energy is giving $25 million in grants over the next...

Black History Month will soon to upon us, and there are several fine performances to mark on your "plan ahead" calendar. From music to theater and film, the lineup includes events for families designed to reacquaint you with many...

Leslie K. Boughton has been named interim vice president for Workforce Solutions at Tidewater Community College.
Boughton steps in following the departure of Theresa Bryant, vice president for Workforce Solutions, who joined the Community College of...

When Mike Pallone Chevrolet, a four-decade-old car dealership in the prosperous Northern Virginia suburbs, needed a lawyer to argue its case for help from the Department of Motor Vehicles back in 2007, it went looking to the small country town of Front...

Hard to believe that almost three years have passed since the death of Whitney Houston.
If you dug her music, if you still miss her singing - if you wanna dance with somebody, with somebody who loves you - then Norfolk State University...

Every Friday in Ticket, the Daily Press offers suggestions on things to do over the weekend and upcoming events to plan for. There are often lots more that won't fit into the print sections. So look here for Ticket Extras! online. This is a listing and...

Norfolk police have arrested a 19-year-old Virginia Beach man in connection with a shooting, assault and robbery near Norfolk State University earlier this week, according to a police department news release.
Brian M. Winston, of the 200 block of...

Sailors and Marines aboard the Norfolk-based USS Theodore Roosevelt rescued two men off the Florida Coast earlier this week after their vessel was engulfed by flames.Sailors spotted a rescue flare around 4:30 a.m. Monday about 90 miles off the coast. That...

RICHMOND — Gov. Terry McAuliffe presented a united front with House Republican leaders Monday, rolling out an agreed-upon strategy to address dragging state revenues.
In short, they settled on largely across-the-board budget cuts of about 3 percent for...

Fall has always been a busy time in the art world, with many museums and galleries mounting their biggest shows of the year during the back-to-school season.
But with the recent opening of a $24 million addition and reinstallation, the Chrysler Museum of...

No matter what type of education you're looking for, it's available here in Hampton Roads.
Bryant & Stratton College. Hampton. Private. The facility at Peninsula Town Center opened in 2010. It offers 15 full- and part-time associate and bachelor's...

Robbie Hiser, an all-state selection who helped Grafton High reach the 2012 Group AA state tournament semifinals, signed recently to play collegiate baseball at Norfolk State University. Hiser, who played the past two years at Lenoir Community College...